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Nation : -
Local Price : 675.00 USD

US M.1850 INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD. Standard pattern with 30 ½” slightly curved broad fullered blade etched half its length. The decoration weak from surface degradation. Shows gray patina with pitting speckles toward the point. Brass hilt with pierced foliage and wire wrapped brown horn grip. Classic Infantry Officer's sword of the Civil War. See The American Sword, Peterson #73.

Nation : -
Local Price : 675.00 USD

FINE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SWORD, 1899-1933. 1899-1933. 30" blade finely decorated with Crusades scenes and motifs, owner's name, with the gold background complete and bright as made. The ricasso with maker's name HENDERSON AMES COMPANY KALAMAZOO MICH, dating it 1899-1933. Silvered hilt with ivory grip inscribed with cross, Masonic motifs and monogram. Plated scabbard with finely detailed mounts. Fine enamel inlay to the guard and scabbard mounts, in perfect preservation. Excellent quality in near mint preservation for impressive bright presentation.

Nation : American
Local Price : 675.00 USD

PRESENTATION US OFFICER’S SWORD. 1902 pattern. See The American Sword, Peterson #77 and pattern still in current use for most officer's other than Naval. This example dating to post WWII with 32” curved broad fullered blade with six point star, PROVED and SPAIN on the ricasso. US, eagle, and foliage decoration to half of the blade with engraved owner's name. Finger stall composition grip. The scabbard with presentation inscription PRESENTED TO CMS ANDREW H ADDY POST COMMAND SERGEANT MAY 1971 TO JAN 1973 BY THE SERGEANTS MAJOR FT JACKSON.

Nation : Swedish
Local Price : £485.00

Swedish M1848 Fascine Knife / Cutlass by A&E Holler. Description Unfullered leaf-shaped blade with spear point, brass hilt, brass ferrule, curved grip with swell to the pommel, the grips being wood slabs painted black and secured to the exposed tang by two rivets of steel & brass. Brass-lined hole at the pommel for a sword knot. Black leather scabbard with brass fittings at the throat and chape, the throat piece with loop for a frog strap, the chape piece with ball finial. Blade 17 1/8 inches in length, the knife 23 inches overall. The blade is faintly stamped at the ricasso on one side with the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;A & E H&#acute; within a dotted oval, indicating the maker A & E Holler of Solingen, Germany. This became F.W. Holler in 1869. This seems a less common maker, most contracts being given to Swedish manufacturers instead. Next to this is stamped &#acute;8 R 6 K No 128&#acute;, which is a Swedish unit mark. The hilt is stamped with &#acute;GVA&#acute;, possibly an inspection mark, while the finial of the chape piece is stamped with &#acute;H&#acute; within a circle. Introduced initially as a pioneer&#acute;s sidearm, to be used much like a machete, the M1848 fascine knife grew popular among Swedish forces and its usage spread to most infantry units and the coastal artillery. Some coastal artillery units were transferred to the Navy and brought the M1848 with them, leading some to consider it to have used as a cutlass. While it would have been usable in combat In a pinch, it was probably valued more for its handier size to carry than a full-length sword. The M1848 had a long service life, still being issued to some units into the early 20th century, while I have seen examples given to soldiers as prizes as late as 1943. The blade is very sharp, with visible sharpening marks along the whole edge. It is bright and has probably been kept polished in the past, although its unit mark remains quite crisp. Likewise the brass fittings have only a light patina, signs of polishing to the scabbard fittings in particular. A few dents and slight movement to the hilt. Some minor scratches to the chape piece. The leather of the scabbard is good with all stitching intact, one very small cut to its edge on one side. The black paint of the grips has some rubbing from handling, exposing the wood beneath in a few spots.

Nation : British
Local Price : £485.00

Claymore Lowlander Sword Reproduction. Reproduction Lowlander Sword it almost six feet long., beautifully proportioned, and balanced piece forged from 1566 high carbon steel, ensuring a tough blade that holds its edge remarkably well It is equipped with typical Scottish quatrefoils in the ring guards and leather covered grips with an overlaid leather binding all in new condition great display item. Due to the length free shipping to UK only the rest of the world would be at cost.

Nation : British
Local Price : £485.00

British WW1 1897 Pattern Infantry Officer&#acute;s Sword of Captain William Henry German, 6th Devonshire Regiment, KIA Battle of Dujailah, Iraq 1916. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Steel hilt with pierced decoration including the crown and cypher of Edward VII, and sword knot slit. Steel ferrule, fully chequered steel backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound black shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Brown leather field scabbard with frog strap and nonferrous throat piece, probably nickel-plated brass. Blade 32Â½ inches in length, 1.04 inches wide at the shoulder, the sword 38Â¾ inches overall. The blade is etched at the ricasso on one side with the retailer&#acute;s mark &#acute;HOBSON & SONS 1-3 & 5 LEXINGTON ST LONDON W&#acute;. At the ricasso on the other side is an etched six-pointed star within which is a brass proof slug stamped with &#acute;PROVED P&#acute;. The blade is further etched on one side with the royal coat of arms, the crown and cypher of Edward VII and foliate motifs, and on the other side with the royal crown above the text &#acute;6th Devonshire Regt&#acute;, a cartouche for the optional etching of the owner&#acute;s name, filled with the ornately monogrammed initials &#acute;W H G&#acute;, and foliate motifs. William Henry German was born in December 1886 in Okehampton, Devon, the son of William Bird German and Clara Sherwood German (née Trigg). The elder William was a long-standing alderman of the town and was Mayor of Okehampton three times: in 1891, from 1904-06 and finally in 1919. William was commissioned into the 6th Battalion of the Devonshire Regiment in June 1910. This would be the most likely purchase date for this sword, bought along with his new officer&#acute;s uniform. The 6th Battalion was a Territorial Force (TF) unit of part-time volunteers, at that time numbering 27 officers and 853 men. Having been formed on 1 April 1908 from the former 4th Volunteer Battalion, it was in its second full year of existence under this designation. Headquartered in Barnstaple it had eight companies based across North Devon: B Company was based in Okehampton itself and would have made sense for him to join, although I do not know which William was actually assigned to. He was promoted to Lieutenant in October 1912. On the outbreak of the First World War the 6th Battalion was mobilized at Barnstaple. William was promoted to Captain in September 1914. The 6th sailed for India in October 1914. They and other volunteer units were stationed at Lahore for over a year as &#acute;Internal Security&#acute; troops, replacing garrison units of the regular army who were needed on the Western Front. They were underequipped and considered &#acute;semi-trained&#acute; but adequate for garrison duties at short notice, and occupied themselves while in India with intensive training. However, they would soon find themselves on an active front as the British campaign to the northwest in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) took a turn for the worse. In late 1915, British and Indian forces of the 6th (Poona) Division under General Townshend, making a highly unwise and strategically unnecessary grab for Baghdad, were unable to conclusively defeat Ottoman forces at the Battle of Ctesiphon. Exhausted and overextended, Townshend retreated his forces to the town of Kut-al-Amara (often rendered simply as &#acute;Kut&#acute;), where they were then besieged by pursuing Ottomans. The campaign had been hitherto managed by the Indian General Staff, who had badly failed in logistics and medical capacity, so the War Office in London took direct control of the campaign. They could see that Kut was an impending disaster, with more than 13,000 troops at risk should the town fall. The British urgently needed reinforcements to break the siege before the garrison starved, which was predicted to be in mid-April, leading them to call upon the Territorial units already stationed nearby in India. The 6th Battalion was accordingly redeployed, landing at Basra on 5 January 1916 as part of the 36th Indian Brigade. Two British attacks by other units in January to relieve the siege (the Battle of Wadi and Battle of Hanna) both failed with heavy losses. The Ottomans had built very strong defensive positions and were now under the able command of the German general, Colmar von der Goltz. The British had to be aggressive however as the weather would soon turn against them, the spring thaw and oncoming rainy season turning the area near the Tigris into a quagmire. The British and Ottomans both realized that attack along the right bank of the Tigris River was the most promising angle of attack remaining. The Ottomans had begun constructing a redoubt there at Dujailah (also written Dujaila) soon after the Battle of Hanna “ by the time the British were ready to attack it, its glacis was estimated to be 25 feet high in places. The British crossed the river at night on the 7th March, with 6th Battalion forming part of the force which would assault the redoubt under the command of Major-General Kemball. As planned they reached assault positions just before dawn on the 8th. Some men of the 26th Punjabis pushed up early and found that the formidable redoubt was barely occupied, with the Ottomans taken totally by surprise. Kemball, however, ordered them to withdraw, insisting on waiting for the preliminary artillery bombardment and getting all troops lined up for the prearranged assault time. This was a terrible tactical error. Rather than seize the moment and occupy the poorly defended redoubt the British held back, lost the element of surprise and allowed the Ottomans three hours to bring reserves over the river and man their defenses. When it finally occurred (late, in fact) the infantry assault suffered heavy casualties to machine gun and artillery fire, ultimately capturing only part of the redoubt&#acute;s trench system before an Ottoman counterattack forced them back again. The attack was a total failure with more than 4,000 British casualties “ William among them. He was wounded in the assault and ultimately died of those wounds on the 16th March 1916, aged 29. The British sustained between 23,000 and 30,000 casualties in their attempts to save the men at Kut, but with no relief the garrison surrendered on April 29, 1916. British officers, especially higher ranks, were mostly separated and treated relatively well in accordance with the Hague Convention but their men, already suffering from starvation, were abused by the Ottomans. 70% of the British and 50% of the Indian soldiers who surrendered at Kut are estimated to have died on the 1,200-mile desert death march that followed or during internment in Ottoman prison camps in Anatolia. The 6th Battalion remained in Mesopotamia, and in 1917 joined a much stronger offensive under General Maude which recaptured Kut in February, and participated in the pursuit of Ottoman forces toward Baghdad. In April, the battalion moved to Shaiba, west of Basra. For the remainder of the war, their role shifted to protecting the Tigris Line of Communication (a light railway line between Sheikh Sa’ad and the Shatt al-Hai), collecting battlefield salvage, and occasional skirmishes with local bandits. William is buried at the Amara War Cemetery in what is now southern Iraq. This cemetery has been inaccessible to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission since 1991 and is now in dilapidated condition. He was survived only by his father William, who had no other children. The sword is solid in the hand with no movement. The blade has previously been sharpened in its tip section including a little of the false edge, with sharpening and grinding marks and small scattered spots of cleaned pitting. The edge has dulled somewhat but has no nicks, the tip is rounded by ~1mm. The blade has a slightly matt finish but its etching is clear with only light rubbing beyond the end of the fuller. There is a patch of heavy cleaned pitting on both sides of the blade at the base of the fuller, the depressed areas darkly patinated, which does impact the etching in those areas but does not obscure any significant information. The hilt, backstrap, pommel and scabbard throat have a bright steel finish, some small lighter spots that may be remnants of plating. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with light handling wear, the wire binding is also all present with slight movement to a couple of the loops. The throat piece of the scabbard is clean and bright, the leather scabbard body has some small dents and scuffs to its surface, a couple of longer scratches near the midsection. Its chape end aside from the edges of the chape piece is covered over with pressed leather, similar in tone but not identical, which has less surface wear and an undulating surface in places “ this is probably a repair or reinforcement, age uncertain. The stitching of the scabbard where visible is all intact, the pressed section has a glued butt seam.

Nation : French
Local Price : £480.00

French M1822 Light Cavalry Officer&#acute;s Sword. Description Curved blade fullered a la Montmorency (one narrow fuller running close to the spine, and a broader central fuller) with hatchet point. No leather washer. Brass three-bar hilt, the outer bars cast with ornamentation, brass oval pommel cap similarly decorated. Grip of brown horn, bound with wire. Steel scabbard with two bands with hanging rings. Blade 92cm (36.22 inches) in length, the sword 106.5cm (41.93 inches) overall. This sword is completely unmarked with no maker&#acute;s mark, poincons etc. It would have been a private purchase by a cavalry officer - French officers in the 19th century were responsible for buying their own uniforms, equipment, and weapons. This being the case there is no standardization for markings and their absence is not unusual. The inside of the guard is cast with a half fleur-de-lys atop a seven-branched palmette (&#acute;Half&#acute; because the bottom section of the flower form below the central band is omitted, this referred to in French as fleur-de-lis au pied coupé). There are also half fleur-de-lys motifs at the base of the decoration on each side bar, both inside and out. The fleur-de-lys was used on these swords from 1822 until 1831, so this sword is most likely an early example. The presence of two scabbard rings are also an early feature. The blade is bright with only a few spots of light patination in its main section, some spotted moderate patination in the tip section on both sides. No damage to its edge, which is sharpened with visible sharpening marks. The brass hilt and pommel have an even patina with only a few tiny spots of darker patination, some tiny dents to the hilt bars and pommel. The horn grip has one small chip to its rib nearest the hilt, also some rubbing wear to the same rib. It is otherwise in fine condition with little handling wear, its wire binding is all intact and tight. The scabbard is free of dents, with some light scratching in places. It is darkly patinated overall, mottled in areas and brighter on raised edges like the throat piece - I believe at least some scabbards for the M1822 were darkly finished to begin with, so this finish may have been worn down from uniformly dark rather than patinating from bright.

Nation : American
Local Price : 665.00 USD

AMERICAN MILITIA CAVALRY OFFICERS SWORD, 1870’S-80’S. Made to the 1872 pattern for US cavalry officers, (Peterson, The American Sword, #86) this example is made without the Eagle and stars and bars shield as normally encountered. These are infrequently encountered, but other examples are known. It is believed that they were made for reunited Southern (Confederate) states which chose to omit the Union decoration. Texas rearmed their militias, including nine cavalry companies, in 1870. This example is unmarked with 32” curved broad fullered blade with H in shield, Horstman maker's mark to the ricasso. Brass hilt with wire wrapped leather covered grip. The hilt is excellent for the period. The blade is crisp with gray finish and remnants of original preservative. Brass mounted plated scabbard, shallow dented near the tip. The surface with mixed plate and smooth brown oxidation.

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

WW1 Era British Officer’s Cane Swagger Sword Stick With Ebonised Wood Clenched Fist Handle Top. Sn 22891 -. This is a WW1 era cane Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard with Ebonised Wood Clenched Fist Handle Top, most likely a British Officer’s private purchase piece. It has a 17 ¾” square shank blade which tapers to a pin sharp point. The blade has light staining to be expected with age. It measures 28” overall in its scabbard. The cane hilt has a hand carved ebonised wood clenched fist. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22891 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Inter War 1921 British Army In India WD ‘Small Grip’ IP08 (India Pattern 1908) Heavy Cavalry Trooper’s Sword & Scabbard. Sn 23174:30 -. The British Army of India variant of the 1908 sword featured a smaller grip to match the generally smaller hands of cavalry troopers recruited in the sub-continent. As private purchases, officer’s swords sometimes showed some variation from the standard pattern. Occasionally whole Regiments would have their own variation on the theme. This British Indian Army 1908 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword & scabbard is in very good condition. The Sword has an undamaged 34 ½” single edged blade with fuller (41 ½” overall). The blade is clean and is dated ‘11 21’ date (November 1921) together with WD ordnance inspection marks. The spine has ‘IP 08’ (India pattern 1908 designation) and it has its original leather hilt washer. The steel bowl guard has no dents & has the typical smaller India issue stippled wood hilt with correct thumb recess to assist grip. It is complete with its original steel scabbard with fixed hanging rings and brass throat mount. The scabbard has no dents. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23174:30

Nation : French
Local Price : £475.00

**RARE**Child / Cadet Size French C1880 /90 Cavalry Sword. Sn 19239:1 -. This is an unusual rare to find child / Cadet size sword with similar features of the C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords such as polished horn wire bound grips, similar pommel caps found on both C1880 and C1890 swords 4 bar guard found on C1880 swords (see pages 111 and 113 of Wither’s book ‘World Swords’ where full size French C1880 and C1890 Cavalry swords are illustrated). The grooved polished horn grip is small in size and its wire binding is intact. It has deep cast decoration to the small bar guard, quillon, knuckle bow & pommel cap. The 24 ¾” blade has fullers and is undamaged with just light staining consistent with age. The sword has no maker or date marks. The blade has a leather hilt washer. The child / cadet size sword measures 29 ½” overall. There are no visible manufacturer marks on the sword. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19239:1 (Rack)

Nation : ?
Local Price : 475.00

. An XL Derringer Pistol. Octagonal sighted barrel, stamped, ‘XL DERRINGER' along the top flat and the left hand side stamped, ‘PAT. APR. 5. 1870.' Retaining all original nickel plating, steel frame, with slab rosewood grips. Notes: Trigger return spring not working on this pistol. Dimensions: Bore: .41 Rimfire Barrel Length: 6.5 cm Overall Length: 12 cm

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

**UNKNOWN SWORD**Circa 19th Century Sword With Curved Sabre Blade & Steel Scabbard. ED 3029 -. After much research via books, the internet & within the trade we have been unable to identify the Model or Nationality of this sword. Most likely made in the 19th Century it has an ebonised wood hilt with well defined finger grooves and curved steel back strap. It has a large steel tapering square section cross guard with ball finials and central langets similar to those found on British Mamaluke & Indian Talwar swords. The wood has knocks bumps and bruises consistent with age & handling but is totally secure. The sword has a 31 ¼” curved sabre blade with fullers. The blade has no visible maker marks & has age related staining. There is no damage to the cutting edge. The sword measures 36 ¾” overall. The sword comes with its original steel scabbard in which it was found. The throat of the scabbard has slots which neatly accommodate the langets of the sword. The scabbard has 2 hanging rings and shoe. The metal has even age related patina and no dents. The price for this sword worthy of further research includes UK delivery. ED 3029

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

1897 Dated British Officers Swagger Sword Stick With White Metal Collar Engraved To ‘H.W. Clare’. Sn 22374 -. This is an original Swagger Sword Stick & Scabbard in the form popular with Victorian British Officers. It has a 14” steel blade which tapers to a sharp point. The blade has just light staining consistent with age. It measures 21 ½” overall in its scabbard. The wood grip & scabbard are undamaged. The throat of the scabbard has a white metal collar in the form of a fastened belt buckle. The collar is engraved to ‘H.W. Clare’ and dated ‘1897’ most likely the name of the Victorian British Officer who owned this swagger stick. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22374 (armoury on top of gun rack)

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Victorian Era Police Constabulary Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard. ED 3037 -. This is an original Victorian Police brass hilt sword / hanger sidearm & scabbard. It has a 24” fullered curved steel blade with original leather hilt washer. The sharpened blade has no maker or date marks and just light areas of staining consistent with age and service carry. Its fish skin covered handle with finger grooves is in good condition. It has a brass knuckle guard & stepped pommel. The hilt has a scabbard locking catch which works correctly. The overall length of the sword is just under 29 ½”. Its black leather scabbard is in very good condition with brass mounts. The throat mount has an oval brass frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. (tub armoury) ED 3037

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

Victorian Era Police Constabulary Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm Hilt Marked ‘SP 138’ & Scabbard. Sn 23188 -. This is an original Victorian Police brass hilt sword / hanger sidearm & scabbard. It has a 24” fullered curved steel blade with original leather hilt washer. The blade has no maker or date marks and just light areas of staining consistent with age and service carry. Its fish skin covered handle with finger grooves is in good condition. It has a brass knuckle guard & stepped pommel. The brass knuckle guard has faint ‘SP’ mark possibly Special (volunteer) Police & weapon number ‘138’. The hilt has a scabbard locking catch. The overall length of the sword is 29 ¾”. Its black leather scabbard is in very good condition with brass mounts (the stitched rear seam has opened in small areas but could easily be re-stitched). The throat mount has an oval brass frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. (tub armoury) Sn 23188

Nation : British
Local Price : £475.00

British WW1 1908 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword by Enfield, 1916 with Unusual Leather-Covered Steel Scabbard. Description Straight single-fullered blade with spear point, steel bowl hilt with folded rim and sword knot slit near the pommel. Brown leather washer, chequered plastic grip with thumb rest. Smooth oval steel pommel. Steel scabbard covered with leather including leather frog strap and lyre chape piece, leaving only the steel throat piece exposed. Blade 35 inches in length, the sword 42Â½ inches overall. The blade is stamped at the ricasso on one side with a broad arrow War Department stores mark, &#acute;EFD&#acute; indicating that it was manufactured by the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with the manufacture date 3 &#acute;16 for March 1916 and two further crown inspection marks with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped P &#acute;08 indicating the pattern. The inside of the hilt is covered thickly with black paint, obscuring any unit marks that might be stamped in their usual position there. The scabbard leather is unmarked while its steel body, which is often stamped on standard examples, is obscured by the leather. Leather scabbards are unusual on the 1908 Pattern “ most examples use an all-steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings at the throat, designed to be held by a horizontal strap attaching it to their horse&#acute;s saddle via a frog. This example is built like the steel scabbard but lacks the fixed rings, and with its vertical frog strap it must have been worn with a Sam Browne belt attached to the rider&#acute;s body instead, effectively the same system as seen on field scabbards for the 1912 Pattern cavalry officer&#acute;s sword. The scabbard is well made and would seem to combine the strength of a steel scabbard with the lack of rattle and reflection which made leather or leather-over-wood scabbards popular for field use. I have seen all-leather scabbards on 1908 Patterns before which are sometimes referred to as being used by NCOs, but have not seen documentary evidence of this connection, nor have I seen this stronger leather-over-steel model before. A trial run of similarly leather-covered-steel scabbards was produced for the 1899 Pattern trooper&#acute;s sword during the Boer War, with the purpose of cutting down reflection, but this was not made universal and they are uncommon today. As mentioned the inside of the hilt has been painted black, as has as the outer rim of the scabbard&#acute;s throat piece. These are remnants of a field paint scheme that would most likely have covered all the metal hilt parts. Paint was often applied to cavalry trooper&#acute;s swords during the First World War as camouflage, and to reduce reflection off the polished metal which could give away a unit&#acute;s position. Between its black paint and leather scabbard cover this particular sword would have been rendered completely non-reflective in the field. Painting does not seem to have been done preemptively or according to a central plan “ rather it was done ad hoc by deployed soldiers themselves. The odds of a camouflaged sword having been carried on a campaign are therefore very high. Field paint was often removed after the conflict to return swords to parade condition, and this example appears to have treated that way with the outside of the hilt and pommel stripped and repolished. The finish on the inside of the hilt did not matter so much and it would have been tricky to remove paint in the recesses there, so it has been preserved in that area. The steel pin at the base of the blade (designed to hold the washer in place) has been lost “ a short copper rod appears to have been inserted as a replacement, peened on one side of the blade and bent 90 degrees on the other to secure it. This simple repair may be period and there is dark patination to the copper. The washer itself may be a replacement as its edges are more roughly and irregularly cut than standard, although the leather has some age to it. The blade is bright and clean, sharp with no edge damage, only tiny patches of light patination near the tip and at the forte, a few small dents also at the forte. The outside of the hilt has been refinished bright with polishing marks and patches of cleaned moderate pitting, some of which looks to be filiform (worm-shaped, caused by moisture working its way under a protective layer like paint or lacquer). Speckled patination to the pommel. Only a few light dents to the plastic grip, very little handling wear. The sword is firm in the hand with no movement to the hilt or grip. The leather scabbard cover has some dents and small cuts, one notable branching crack to one face in its lower section, perhaps due to shrinkage opening up an existing cut. This has exposed the steel core, and the exposed steel is rusted. The chape end is a high-wear area and the leather chape piece has some denting, cracks from bending, loss of stitching and one area of lost leather exposing the chape end of the steel core on one side (which allows us to see that it is shaped just like the standard steel scabbard). Interestingly there is no active rust on the very small area of exposed steel and what looks like brown paint or lacquer there (the steel may have been given a protective coat of some kind before covering with leather?). Some hard glassy filler material is visible between the leather and steel in one spot at the edge of the break“ possibly an adhesive. A previous owner has tied down the leather frog strap with cord “ this keeps it nicely in place and helps prevent damage so I have left it be.

Nation : Austrian
Local Price : 650.00 USD

PROBABLE CONFEDERATE USE! AUSTRIAN M.1862 INFANTRY SWORD. Iron hilt with exaggerated P form guard and leather covered grip (wire removed). 26" curved broad fullered blade marked EISENBACH 833 with no ordnance or government marks indicating it was retailed, not government contract. Blade shows about 85% smooth surface, the rest heavily pitted in patches-typical Confederate condition as these were hidden in walls, under floors etc. in the expectation that the South would rekindle the war.

Nation : British
Local Price : £465.00

British Enfield 1899 pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword. British 1899 pattern Cavalry Troopers Sword slightly curved blade in good condition spine stamped 99 and crown 75 E which is repeated on the blade the reverse side with issue and inspection dates plus EDF and broad arrow plus date 02. Steel bowl guard with reinforced edge, chequered leather grip fixed with three rivets, bowl guard stamped with unit marks – issue. It is complete with steel scabbard which shows inspection and issue stamps Overall length 40.5 inches blade 33.5 inches

Nation : Portuguese
Local Price : £465

Click and use the code >16828 to search for this item on the dealer website Good & Rare Antique, Malaysian, Kampilan Long Sword. A Sword Very Rarely Seen in Europe. The Kapampangan Name of the Kampilan was "Talibong" and The Hilt on the Talibong Represented the Dragon Naga,

Nation : British
Local Price : £465.00

English Officers Spadroon c 1795. English Officers Spadroon c 1795 straight single edged blade with brass hilt comprising of pommel cap and raised tang button, knuckle bow and straight cross bar with fluted ebony grip. Overall length 37.25 inch the blade 31.5 inch

Nation : British
Local Price : £460.00

British 1899 Pattern Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword, 18th Hussars and Surrey Yeomanry. Description Curved single-fullered blade with spear point, Steel bowl guard with turned-over inside edge, black pressed leather grips secured to the exposed full-width tang with three large rivets, steel pommel. No washer. Steel scabbard with two fixed hanging rings on opposing sides just below the throat piece. The ricasso of the blade is stamped on one side with a broad arrow War Department mark, the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;EFD&#acute; for the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield, and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. The ricasso is stamped on the other side with &#acute;01, its manufacture date, and another crown inspection mark with &#acute;E&#acute;. The spine of the blade is stamped with &#acute;/99, its pattern, and another Enfield crown inspection mark. The outside of the guard is stamped with &#acute;EFD&#acute; and another Enfield crown inspection stamp. The body of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the unit mark &#acute;18 H&#acute; indicating the 18th Hussars. The throat piece of the scabbard is stamped on the face side with the issue date &#acute;5 / 02&#acute;, another unit mark &#acute;3 P H&#acute; and serial number &#acute;133&#acute;. This unit mark and number have been cancelled with strikethroughs. I am not certain which regiment this signifies. It is stamped on the other side with &#acute;Y&#acute; over &#acute;S R&#acute;, over &#acute;37&#acute; (or possibly 87) indicating the Surrey Yeomanry. The throat piece of the scabbard is further stamped on the spine side with &#acute;01, the manufacture date, and a crown inspection mark with &#acute;W&#acute; for Wilkinson. The fixed hanging ring is stamped with &#acute;P 99&#acute;, the pattern. The body of the scabbard is stamped on the spine side with another broad arrow, another &#acute;01 date, and other Wilkinson crown inspection mark. Cavalry swords were typically handed down from regular cavalry units to yeomanry as they wore out or the pattern was replaced. As only the scabbard of this example is marked, one should note that it and the sword might not be an original pair, although their production dates are the same. The sword&#acute;s hilt shows signs of past repolishing, which may have removed unit markings in the usual position inside the hilt. The 1899 Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword was introduced on the 19th October 1899, eight days after the Second Boer War broke out. It was intended to be a refinement on the 1890 Pattern, with a slightly shorter blade, greater protection for the hand and a longer grip. Users generally considered it on the heavy side and much more effective in the thrust than the cut: this cemented the growing consensus that cavalry swords should be built entirely for thrusting.

Nation : French
Local Price : 635.00 USD

FRENCH ARTILLERY NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER’S SWORD 1884. 1816 pattern which was adopted after Napoleon's defeat. 31 ½” double edged double fullered blade of fighting weight. The base with cursive maker's inscription and date 1884. Brass hilt with double shell guards. The right with the artillery flaming bomb and the left, folding (fully functional). Wire wrapped grip. Brass mounted leather scabbard in excellent preservation. Superior example of an early Third Republic sword.

Nation : American
Local Price : £455

Click and use the code >17969 to search for this item on the dealer website 19th Century, Antique, Mandingo Mandinka Chief´s Slave and Gold Trader´s Sword With Tattooed-Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard

Nation : German
Local Price : £450.00

Prussian M1816 Infantry Hanger / Sabre. Description Curved hanger blade with single narrow fuller running close to the spine and hatchet point. Cast brass heart-shaped hilt with short quillon and knucklebow, black leather washer, brass grip with diagonal grooves on one side and smooth on the other, round brass pommel. Black leather scabbard with inset brass frog hook and brass button chape. Blade 25 1/8 inches (64.2cm) in length past the washer, the sword 31 inches (78.7cm) overall. The blade is etched at the forte on both sides with the crown and cypher of King Friedrich Wilhelm (Frederick William). Depending on when this blade was made this would be either Friedrich Wilhelm III or IV. A small floral motif is etched below. The knucklebow is stamped with a Prussian unit mark reading &#acute;3: No. 122.28.L.R.&#acute;. The outside of the hilt is stamped with &#acute;1Y.1.6.&#acute;, which may be another unit mark. The M1816 was a near-copy of its predecessor the M1715 infantry sword. The Napoleonic Wars having finally concluded, the Prussian army chose in 1815 to adopt the French infantry saber as standard for their infantry “ the Guards regiments however preferred the old Prussian model and so new stocks were produced. The blade is of the form the English called a &#acute;hanger&#acute; although German sources consider it a sabre. Sturdy and simple to produce, these swords had a long service life, remaining in use longest as a parade weapon with the SchloÃ&159;garde-Kompanie (guards of the royal palaces) until they units were disbanded with the end of the Prussian monarchy in 1918. The blade is bright and clean with only a few tiny spots of patination and no damage to its edge. Two small spots of pitting near the etching on one side. The brass of the hilt has a light, even patina and no major dents or cracks. The leather of the scabbard has some cracking and flaking but is generally in good order, the sword sheathes and draws smoothly.

Nation : British
Local Price : £450

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Nation : Japanese
Local Price : £450.00

Japanese Model 1899 Type 32 Army NCO Sword. Otsu. #2509011. The Type 32 (Model 1899) had a machined blade and was manufactured at the Tokyo Hohei Kosho Arsenal. The sword saw service during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), World War One (1914-1918) and on into World War Two (1939-1945).Two patterns of the Type 32 were produced. The first pattern, known as ‘Ko,’ was issued to cavalry troopers and had a blade length of around 830mm. The second pattern, known as ‘Otsu,’ was issued to army NCOs and was shorter, with a blade length of around 770mm. This example is an ‘Otsu’ pattern Type 32 infantry NCO’s sword. The 770mm Katana profile blade has a single edge and long, narrow fuller below the flat spine. The slightly curved blade is in good condition with sharpening scratches along the cutting edge. The ricasso is stamped with the serial number 102629.The steel D guard has a crosshatched steel back strap and dove head pommel. The hilt retains its original finish. The crosshatched wooden grip is in good condition. The locking catch is in good working order. The front of the guard bears Tokyo arsenal and inspection stamps.The sword is complete with its blackened steel scabbard with a single hanger-ring. The scabbard is in very good condition. The shoe of the scabbard bears the serial number 102921. The sword sheathes and draws smoothly and is held firmly within the scabbard. This is an increasingly hard to find Imperial Japanese army NCO’s Type 32 sword in good, honest condition.

Nation : British
Local Price : £450.00

British 1905 Pattern Infantry Staff Sergeant&#acute;s Sword by Enfield, George V Rehilt and Conversion. Description Straight single-fullered spear-pointed blade. Pierced hilt similar in form to the 1897 pattern infantry model, with pierced decoration including the crown and cypher of King George V. Fully chequered backstrap, integral oval pommel with tang button. Wire-bound shagreen grip, brown leather washer. Blade length 32Â¼ inches, 38 inches overall. Nickel-plated steel infantry parade scabbard with two hanging rings. The blade is stamped at the forte on one side with a broad arrow, indicating War Department property, the maker&#acute;s mark &#acute;EFD&#acute;, indicating the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield, a crown inspection stamp with &#acute;E&#acute; for Enfield and an &#acute;X&#acute; indicating that the blade passed a manufacturer&#acute;s bending test. It is stamped on the other side with two further crown inspection stamps for Enfield, the manufacture date &#acute;00, and issue stamps &#acute;01 and &#acute;03. What sets this sword apart is its blade, which on close inspection is not the symmetrical infantry officer&#acute;s model introduced in 1892. Its fuller is wider and runs more along one edge of the blade. Rather than tapering as the blade does it remains about as wide, taking up almost the full width of the blade by the end of the fuller. This suggests that it is in fact not an infantry blade at all, but a modified 1899 Pattern cavalry trooper&#acute;s sword blade. Surplus cavalry blades of this pattern were used to manufacture the 1905 Pattern staff sergeant&#acute;s sword, an uncommon type which is thought to have been brough in to replace swords lost in the Boer War without too much expenditure. Unlike officers who privately purchased and owned their own swords, staff sergeants were issued their swords from regimental stores like a musket or bayonet, and the swords remained government property. In 1912 both the 1898 and 1905 Pattern staff sergeant&#acute;s swords were officially rehilted to replace the old royal cypher with the new one of King George V. This sword may be one of these modified examples, although its modifications have gone much further than rehilting. The blade has been shortened and narrowed (1 inch wide at the shoulder and 5/8 of an inch at the end of the fuller), with material removed from the belly and the false edge. The spine has been slightly narrowed and rounded. This has entirely removed the cutting edges, and a new thinner spear point has been created and profiled, although not sharpened. The overall effect is to bring the blade closer to that of the infantry sword, to such an extent that it now fits in an infantry officer&#acute;s scabbard. This version would certainly have stood out less on parade than the larger scabbard which had to be made for the 1905 Pattern. The issue stamps seen on the blade match those seen on 1899 Pattern swords and suggest that the blade might have seen some use before being used in the conversion “ with the degree of modification even a damaged or training-purpose cavalry blade could have been used. The blade is bright with only very light patination in places and a polished finish. The hilt is undamaged with a light patina. The shagreen of the grip is all intact with very little handling wear, the wire binding is all present with very slight movement to the loops. The ferrule can shift slightly side to side with pressure “ I suspect as a result of the conversion the tang is not quite the right thickness. The scabbard is bright, free of dents with only a few tiny areas of wear to the plating.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss 1842 Pattern Sawback Pioneer’s Sidearm, Dated 1891 by Wester & Co., Solingen. Description Straight double-edged blade with sawback. Ribbed solid brass hilt with cross guard and oval pommel. Scabbard of black leather-covered wood with brass fittings at throat and chape. Maker&#acute;s marked to the ricasso with &#acute;Wester & Co Solingen&#acute; and on the opposite face stamped with the serial number &#acute;21964&#acute; and date of manufacture &#acute;1891&#acute;. Sidearms with the form of a neoclassical &#acute;gladius&#acute; appear to have originated with the French 1771 &#acute;Eagle Head&#acute; Artillery sword. A series of very similar-looking short swords were subsequently designed, including the French 1816 & 1831 Artillery, the US Model 1832 Foot Artillery, the Swiss 1842 Pioneer&#acute;s, the Russian 1848 Pioneer&#acute;s and the British 1855 Land Transport. While durable and simple to manufacture, they were not particularly useful for combat (the gladius having become obsolete for good reasons) so remained either ceremonial items or in the role of a machete for various field tasks such as clearing brush. Blades with a saw-toothed back were also tried during this same period in an attempt to add functionality as a tool, such as on the British 1871 and 1879 pattern bayonets for the Martini-Henry rifle, and the Pioneer&#acute;s swords of various nations. Such attempts were generally considered failures, as a sawblade needs to be much narrower and longer than a short sword or bayonet to cut efficiently, and the soldiers had trouble sharpening the saw after use. This model combines both fanciful features in one. Blade is mint. Leather washer is present and intact, the leather of the scabbard has minor scuffing consistent with age. The scabbard&#acute;s frog hook is very slightly bent, still intact and usable.

Nation : French
Local Price : £450.00

French M1882 Light Cavalry Trooper&#acute;s Sword by Chatellerault, 1883. Description Straight fullered blade with spear point. Black leather washer. Brass three-bar hilt, brass oval pommel cap. Grip of black leather over wood, bound with brass wire. Steel scabbard with single band with hanging ring. The spine of the blade is engraved with &#acute;Mre d&#acute;Armes de Châtt Janvier 1883 Cavrie legere Mle 1882&#acute;, indicating that it is the Light Cavalry Model 1882, and was made at the state arsenal at Chatellerault in January 1883, during the Third Republic. The knucklebow of the hilt is stamped with the serial number &#acute;2861&#acute;, and several poinçons (punch marks). The blade is stamped at the forte on one side with three poinçons, one of a star within a triangle, another of the letter &#acute;R&#acute; within an circle and a third of the letter &#acute;B&#acute; within a circle. The upper band of the scabbard is stamped on one side with the partly legible serial number &#acute;28__&#acute;, which suggests it and the sword are probably a matching, original pair. There are a few scattered stamps on the spine of the scabbard near the throat, including the numbers &#acute;22&#acute; and &#acute;8&#acute;. Created in 1816, the Manufacture de Chatellerault, near Poitier, grew to become a key arms factory for the French state. In the 1830s it took over from the Maubeuge, Charleville and Klingenthal plants, all of these being considered too close to the German border to be relied upon in a war. During the late 19th and early 20th century production of swords at Chatellerault decreased while firearms manufacture massively increased. However, despite increasing use of machine tools and the nearing obsolescence of the sword, the blades continued to be hand-forged until 1916. Production of swords there ended in 1937. The blade is bright with only a few areas of light patination mainly in the fuller. Its unsharpened edge has only one very small nick, its tip is undamaged. The brass hilt and pommel have an even patina with a few spots of darker patination. The grip has some handling wear, the leather covering worn away in places on the ridges of the ribs, exposing the wood core. The wire binding of the grip has mostly been lost, with only two loops remaining at the pommel end. There is a split running along most of the grip, perhaps due to leather shrinkage with age or the lack of wire binding to hold the leather in place. This gap has been filled in with a hard black material matching the black leather. The scabbard is free of dents but is pitted overall, most heavily at the chape end.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss M1878 Vetterli Sawback Bayonet. Description Straight spear pointed blade with sawback and false edge, with single fuller on one side, the other side completely flat. Steel hilt with upper muzzle ring & foresight notch and lower lobe quillon, beaked steel pommel with locking button and external leaf spring for the locking mechanism. Slab grips of chequered gutta percha (a form of natural rubber) secured by four steel rivets, the leaf spring running through and screwing into the centre of the grip on the fullered side. Brown leather scabbard with steel throat and chape pieces, the throat piece with frog loop, the chape piece with ball finial. Leather frog, its front side black, reverse brown. The blade is stamped at the ricasso with the manufacturer &#acute;S J G Neuhausen&#acute;, and on the hilt with the serial number &#acute;14460&#acute;. The pommel is stamped with &#acute;D&#acute; and the lobe quillon is stamped with a Swiss cross and &#acute;C&#acute;. The frog is stamped with &#acute;J. Schmid 1888&#acute;, probably its manufacture date, and the reverse is stamped with a Swiss cross and &#acute;B&#acute;. The scabbard finial is stamped with a Swiss cross. Thought to have been inspired by the British Elcho bayonet, the Swiss M1878 fitted to the 10.5mm Vetterli repeating rifle. This rifle was introduced in 1869 and originally used a socket bayonet. When the switch to a sword bayonet was ordered, the new model was designed to mount on the right side of the barrel rather than below it, like a socket bayonet, and with unusual projections from the muzzle ring that engaged with the foresight as it locked into place. Its blade is also unusual in that it is flat on one side and with a ground edge on the other. It incorporated the then-popular &#acute;sawback&#acute;, saw teeth cut into the spine of the blade intended to make it useful for field work like cutting brush. The bayonet&#acute;s length is noticeable “ when mounted the rifle and bayonet together are more than 6 feet in length. There are several successor models which used the same blade - the M1878 is the earliest version, produced for only three years, distinguishable by the four rivets used in its grip (reduced to three in the M1881). The blade is bright and clean overall, with only some very small spots of pitting towards the point on the flat side. The saw&#acute;s teeth are unbroken and do not appear heavily used. The grips are in good condition with no cracking, a couple of small chips around the rivets. No dents to the scabbard fittings. Some light dents and occasional scratches to the scabbard leather, its stitching is all intact. The black finish has rubbed on the front of the frog&#acute;s belt loop, but only where the pommel contacts it while sheathed. No retaining strap “ this is a separate leather piece that would thread through the loop on the scabbard&#acute;s throat piece and attach to the buckle on the frog. The scabbard still sits in the frog correctly but can&#acute;t be locked in place with the belt & buckle system.

Nation : Swiss
Local Price : £450.00

Swiss m1878 Pioneer Sword. A Swiss Model 1878 Pioneer short sword by Gerbrueder Weyersberg SolingenThe steel sawbacked blade has a fuller on one side of the blade, the front is marked with makers name and Swiss cross and the reverse has the serial number 1349 and the date the date 1883. The handle has black chequered grips secured by 5 brass rivets, brass pommel cap and crossguardIt measures 25" overall with a 19" blade. A scarce Swiss sword in Excellent condition